Mai Narva wins WR Women’s Chess Tour Africa Online Qualifier

IM Mai Narva won the WR Women’s Chess Tour 2026 Africa Online Qualifier on Lichess.

Lichess announced that Narva’s win qualifies her for the $40,000 over-the-board event in Maputo, Mozambique, scheduled for August 21–22. The qualifier was an eight-player blitz knockout featuring titled players including Teodora Injac, Shubhi Gupta, Anastasia Bodnaruk, Padmini Rout, Rucha Pujari, Anastasia Avramidou and Nvard Hayrapetyan.